Draft Apprenticeships Bill
Launch date: 16 July 2008
Closing date: 8 October 2008
Summary
The Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills have published a Draft Apprenticeships Bill and are launching a joint consultation on the Bill's provision.
The Bill will establish a statutory basis for the Apprenticeships programme, to set out the relationship between different parts of the Apprenticeship system and ensure employers and apprentices can be confident that an Apprenticeship offers a high quality route to acquiring skills. The Bill will, for the first time, place duties on the Learning and Skills Council to secure sufficient and appropriate Apprenticeship places to fulfil the entitlement for each suitably qualified young person who wants one.
The Bill describes the functions of the new National Apprenticeship Service and also includes a provision to ensure that young people in schools are fully informed about high quality vocational training opportunities.
Consultation downloads
How to respond
Further information about the consultation, including how to respond, can be found on the DCSF e-Consultation web site.
The deadline for responses is 8th October 2008.
